Cooperative Agreement NR205F48XXXXC005

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $300,419 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. The agreement, dated September 30, 2023, will provide monitoring of easements and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), as well as CRP signup outreach, primarily in central and eastern Wisconsin. The non-profit organization will conduct wetland and grassland habitat restoration work with...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a 5-year, $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Trade And Consumer Protection Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture to collaborate on employing Conservation Engineer Specialist positions. These positions will provide technical assistance to the parties on the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this agreement is to support the delivery of conservation technical...

This $1,154,335 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will fund the Golden Sands Resource Conservation And Development Council Incorporated to employ soil conservation technicians, soil conservationists, resource conservationists, and other similar staff positions. These personnel will provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $1,567,000.00 to employ soil conservation technicians, soil conservationists, resource conservationists, and other similar staff to deliver conservation technical assistance to NRCS clients in Wisconsin. The award has a performance period from September 25, 2024 to September 30, 2028 and is...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000 from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service will support the development and implementation of annual updates to the Wisconsin Soil Nutrient Application Planner software program through September 2027. The funding assists the University of Wisconsin System's Division of University of Wisconsin - Madison and its Research and Sponsored Programs office in delivering technical assistance to agricultural producers and...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $122,809 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Wisconsin Conservation Reserve Program Sign Up 55 and 56. The award, made under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), will enable the Wisconsin DNR to promote and enable the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest land in Wisconsin from December 2022 through May 2026. Specifically, the...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $438,000 Cooperative Agreement to Wisconsin's Green Fire Incorporated under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This 3-year agreement, commencing on September 29, 2023, aims to design and assess the feasibility of a new tiered model for incentivizing voluntary producer adoption of conservation activities while maintaining farm production. The project...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide $1.5 million in virtual water quality trainings under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service. The trainings will utilize current learning technologies and methods to support effective adult education in soil and water conservation from September 2022 through September 2026. As the official federal program is the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, the virtual trainings will...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,099,834 cooperative agreement to the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The five-year award will fund the Wisconsin Women in Conservation project to increase education, support and resources for women landowners in Wisconsin through FY2027. The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will deliver conservation technical assistance and services to help more women private...

The University of Wisconsin System was awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to collaborate on establishing a regional soil health laboratory dataset for Wisconsin through September 2027. The agreement supports the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations through professional conservationists. Through this...